sukbit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly having Proto-Austronesian roots *-suk (“insert, penetrate, enter”) and *-bit (“hook, clasp; grasp with fingers”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sukˈbit/ [sʊkˈbit]
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Syllabification: suk‧bit

Noun

sukbít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. something inserted, tucked, or carried at the waistband or belt
    Synonym: salukbit
  2. act of inserting, tucking, or carrying something at the waistband or belt

Derived terms
  • isukbit
  • magsukbit
  • nakasubkit
  • sukbitan
  • sukbitin
  • salukbit

See also

Adjective

sukbít (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜊᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. inserted, tucked, or carried at the waistband or belt

Further reading
  • “sukbit”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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